Guys,
I received my speakers today. One of them was pretty badly smashed. What puzzles me is the boxes were in good condition. When I opened them and got the speakers out, I found one of them had something rattling inside the cabinet.
My guess is the speakers were pressed against each other very hard during the transit. The other speaker does not show any sign of damage though. I haven't yet hooked it up.
Dave,
I think some addition foam separation between the speakers might help.
Abhi